The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a notification establishing the Central Advisory Committee under Section 11(1) of the FSS Act, 2006, for a three-year term beginning October 9, 2025. The committee is chaired ex-officio by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), FSSAI, and comprises a diverse group of members totaling 44 representatives. Membership is drawn from key sectors, including the Food Industry (two members), Agriculture (two members), Research Bodies (two professors/scientists), and Food Laboratories (two analysts). The committee’s majority consists of the Commissioners of Food Safety from all 36 States and Union Territories, ensuring comprehensive national representation on food safety enforcement. Additionally, the Chairperson of the FSSAI Scientific Committee serves as an ex-officio member.
FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 9th October, 2025
F.No RCD-09001/1/2022-Regulatory-FSSAI.—In exercise of the powers conferred under subsection (1) of section 11 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006), the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India hereby establishes the Central Advisory Committee for the purpose of the said Act, consisting of Chairperson and the following Members for three years with effect from the date of publication of this notification, namely
Appointed under sub-section (4) of section 11
1. Chief Executive Officer, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
… Chairperson ex-officio
Appointed under sub-section (2) of Section 11
Food Industry: –
2. Dolly A.Jani , …Member
Food Safety & Quality Control Division
The Akshaya Patra Foundation, Bhadaj
Gandhinagar, Gujarat- 382721
3. Biswajit Dutta, …Member
Head, QA & NPD
Banaskantha Dist. Co-Op.Milk Producer union limited,
Palanpur,Gujarat-385001
Agriculture: –
4. Anil Ghamaji Meher, …Member
Chairman, Krishi Vigyen Kendra, Narayangaon
Pune-II, Maharashtra-410504
5. Radhey Krishna Tripathi, …Member
Director (Technical)
National Seed Association of India
909, Surya Kiran Building,
19 Kasturba Gandhi Marg
New Delhi -110001
Research Bodies: –
6. Dr. Y.V. Rami Reddy, Professor… Member
Room No. 214, Department of Chemistry
Shri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh-517502
Food Laboratories:-
7. Smt. B. Radhika, Chief Food Analyst (Retired) …Member
Ground Floor, ”F”, Block B
Aditya Apartment, Trichi Road
Ramanathapuram, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu-641045
8. Dr. Nandula Raghuram, Professor/Head Member
Centre for Sustainable Nitrogen and Nutrient Management
School of Biotechnology, GGSIPU, Dwaraka 16 C, New Delhi-110078
Commissioners of Food Safety:-
9. Commissioner of Food Safety, Andaman Nicobar and Island …Member
10. Commissioner of Food Safety, Andhra Pradesh …Member
11. Commissioner of Food Safety, Arunachal Pradesh … Member
12. Commissioner of Food Safety, Assam …Member
13. Commissioner of Food Safety, Bihar …Member
14. Commissioner of Food Safety, Chandigarh …Member
15. Commissioner of Food Safety, Chhattisgarh …Member
16. Commissioner of Food Safety, Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu …Member
17. Commissioner of Food Safety, NCT of Delhi …Member
18. Commissioner of Food Safety, Goa …Member
19. Commissioner of Food Safety, Gujarat …Member
20. Commissioner of Food Safety, Haryana …Member
21. Commissioner of Food Safety, Himachal Pradesh …Member
22. Commissioner of Food Safety, Jammu and Kashmir …Member
23. Commissioner of Food Safety, Jharkhand …Member
24. Commissioner of Food Safety, Karnataka …Member
25. Commissioner of Food Safety, Kerala …Member
26. Commissioner of Food Safety, Ladakh …Member
27. Commissioner of Food Safety, Lakshadweep …Member
28. Commissioner of Food Safety, Madhya Pradesh …Member
29. Commissioner of Food Safety, Maharashtra …Member
30. Commissioner of Food Safety, Manipur …Member
31. Commissioner of Food Safety, Meghalaya …Member
32. Commissioner of Food Safety, Mizoram …Member
33. Commissioner of Food Safety, Nagaland …Member
34. Commissioner of Food Safety, Odisha …Member
35. Commissioner of Food Safety, Puducherry …Member
36. Commissioner of Food Safety, Punjab …Member
37. Commissioner of Food Safety, Rajasthan …Member
38. Commissioner of Food Safety, Sikkim …Member
39. Commissioner of Food Safety, Tamil Nadu …Member
40. Commissioner of Food Safety, Telangana …Member
41. Commissioner of Food Safety, Tripura …Member
42. Commissioner of Food Safety, Uttarakhand …Member
43. Commissioner of Food Safety, Uttar Pradesh …Member
44. Commissioner of Food Safety, West Bengal …Member
45. Chairperson, Scientific Committee, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India …Member ex-officio
RAJIT PUNHANI, Chief Executive Officer
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./405/2025-26]
